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| USN EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship 7,176 Gross Tons 441' 7" x 57' x 26' 9" 8 x 20mm AA guns 1 x 3" gun 1 x 5" gun |
Ship History Built by California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles for the U. S. Maritime Commission, War Shipping Administration (WSA). Hull Number 2564. Laid down October 6, 1941. Launched March 11, 1942. Named SS Rufus King after Rufus King who represented Massachusetts in the Constitutional Convention. Wartime History On July 7, 1942 ran aground and wrecked in South Passage of Moreton Bay near Brisbane. Afterwards, used as a target by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and sunk. Ludsie recalls: "There was a wreck of a liberty ship just off Moreton Bay in Australia that we used to see when holidaying on Stradbroke Island. It was the SS Rufus King but has dissolved into the sea now." References Wreck Site - SS Rufus King (1942) Contribute
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